Environment China is a weekly bilingual podcast from the Beijing Energy Network. The show features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts working in the environmental field in China. We are looking to learn how they do their work, what new strategies and solutions they have found, and why now is the right time for real and positive changes in China’s environmental field.

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China is the world's largest importer of soy, with more of that
soy coming from Brazil than any other country in the world. But
what does the journey of a soybean look like? And what is the
environmental impact of this massive trade? Luckily, more is being
done to transform soybeans into "green beans" than you...

In recent years, "citizen science" has spread across the globe,
allowing people from all walks of life to contribute to scientific
studies. For all-encompassing issues such as climate change, this
approach has been instrumental in gathering new kinds of data from
hard-to-access front lines.

Just two decades ago, wind and solar only accounted for a
fraction of our global energy supply. Now, thanks to the rapid
expansion of large wind and solar plants, especially in places like
China, the conversation has changed from "whether" we can power our
global economy with renewable energy, to "how" and...

About the Podcast

Environment China is a bi-weekly podcast from the Beijing Energy Network (BEN), a grassroots organization created to help understand and tackle China’s energy and environmental challenges. The podcast features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts and aims to highlight innovative solutions for improving China’s environment. We explore how they do their work, what strategies and solutions they have found, and why now is the right time for real and positive progress for China’s environment.